abeneiro

Galician

Abeneiro, amieiro, ameneiro ("black alder")

Alternative forms

ameneiro

Etymology

From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia *abenno- (“alder”) +‎ -eiro which forms tree names; from Proto-Celtic *abū (“river”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aβeˈnejɾʊ]

Noun

abeneiro m (plural abeneiros)

black alder tree (Alnus glutinosa)
Synonyms: ameneiro, amieiro

Usage notes

Abeneiro or ameneiro is the usual name of the black alder in northwestern Galicia, while amieiro is the usual name in the south and the east.

Derived terms

Abeneiral
Amenal
Amenedo

References

“abeneiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“abeneiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“amieiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Bascuas, Edelmiro (2002). Estudios de hidronimia paleoeuropea gallega. Santiago de Compostela: Universidade, Servicio de Publicacións e Intercambio Científico. p. 257-259. →ISBN.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.